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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 40218

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615

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Top rankedNewburg Middle300^th of 320 Kentucky middle schools

Summary:

There is only one middle school located in the 40218 zip code area - Newburg Middle School. This school serves grades 6-8 and is part of the Jefferson County school district.

Based on the available data, Newburg Middle School does not appear to be a standout performer compared to other schools in the state or even within its own district. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky middle schools, with a ranking of 300 out of 320 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. It is also rated only 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance. The school's proficiency rates on the Kentucky State Assessments (KSA) were consistently lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels, with only 26-31% of students proficient in math in 2024-2025, compared to 41-43% statewide.

Newburg Middle School also faces other challenges, such as a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0% in 2024-2025, significantly above the state and district averages. Additionally, a high percentage (62.68%) of Newburg Middle students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, indicating a relatively low-income student population. Despite these challenges, the school had a relatively high per-student spending of $23,053 in 2023-2024, which is above the state average, and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.6 in 2023-2024.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)			KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Newburg Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4901 Exeter Avenue	Louisville	40218	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8306	615	46	13.3	67.8%	110 (17.9%)	270 (43.9%)	148 (24.1%)	47 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.5%)	12.2	300^th of 320 public middle schools	6.3%		12.9	296^th of 324 public middle schools	8.6%	4	26.0	30.0	28.0	31.0	29.0	29.0	14.0	21.0	29.0	30.0	$23,053	$1,365	$1,785	$3,150	$16,152	$3,750	$19,903

Cities Near Zip Code 40218

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Louisville	0.95 mi	168	272^nd
Jeffersontown	3.77 mi	2	307^th
Middletown	6.24 mi	3	154^th
Fairdale	7.44 mi	4	300^th
Anchorage	7.79 mi	1	1^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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